Quick start - Apache Geronimo for the impatient
If you are in a hurry to have Apache Geronimo up and running right away, this article will provide you with some basic steps for downloading, building (when needed) and run the server in no time.
All you need is 5 to 10 minutes and to follow these basic steps.
Prerequisite
When working with the Geronimo 2.1 binary downloads, J2SE 1.5 is required.
Apache Geronimo v2.1 provides full support for Sun JDK 5.0+ (J2SE 1.5.0+). Refer to the following URL for details on how to download and install J2SE 1.5: http://java.sun.com
Getting Geronimo
Installing Geronimo
Starting the Geronimo server
Stopping a Geronimo server
Deploying an application
You can deploy an application archive (.war, .ear, or .jar) to a Geronimo server using any of the following techniques:
./bin/gsh deploy/deploy <path-to-application-archive>
./bin/deploy.sh deploy <path-to-applicaton-archive>
cp <path-to-application-archive> deploy/
- using the deploy capabilities in the Administrative Console
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